Our law Society of upper Canada program on February 15, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the OBA Conference Centre, 200-20 Toronto Street, Toronto, ON was an informative, interactive and…
Continue ReadingI am delighted to report that we were successful in our efforts at the Federal Court of Appeal in the case of Sapru v. Canada (M.C.I.)2011 FCA 35, CORAM: DAWSON J.A. (Delivered Reasons), LAYDEN-STEVENSON J.A. & STRATAS J.A. This case provided important clarity in…
Continue ReadingWe have launched a new promotional campaign at Bellissimo Law Group that focuses on the faces of the people we help everyday with their citizenship, immigration or refugee related matters. From the Sri Lankin boat in…
Continue ReadingThere has been much media attention regarding unscrupulous immigration representatives and rightly so. As I have written before finding good immigration counsel is critical to people’s cases. I like to act as…
Continue ReadingThe Immigration Division finalized over 2000 detention reviews over a period of twelve months ending November 30th, 2010. Over a 1000 of those were in Central Region representing an 8& decrease. Nationally…
Continue ReadingThe Immigration Division finalized 2853 admissibility hearings over a period of twelve months ending November 30th, 2010. 1278 of those were completed in the Central Region. This constitutes a 14% decrease nationally…
Continue ReadingTop 10List A whimsical look at immigration law and practice. . . TOP 10 observations regarding the conjugal partner class years after its legislative introduction and questions related to the selection of the word…
Continue ReadingQ. I read your column all the time. Please help as I do not know what to do .I am here in Canada now two years and the court denied my refugee…
Continue ReadingQ: I am a Canadian who lost my wife to cancer. I re-married with somebody I met online. She was living in Canada for 10 years, but she did not have proper documentation.She was…
Continue ReadingMy first blog entry was on Monday December 31st, 2007 I wrote then: I sometimes do not take the time to look back. I am always focused on the next challenge. But…
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